Orezone Appoints New Director and VP Operations

OTTAWA, May 13 /CNW Telbec/ - Ron Little, President and CEO of Orezone
Resources Inc. (OZN:TSX, AMEX) is pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Carmel
P.Eng. has joined the Board of Directors of Orezone and that Mr. Ken Norris P.
Eng. has been appointed Vice President, Operations.
Mr. Carmel is a professional mining engineer and a graduate of McGill
University in Montreal. He has over 20 years of experience in the mining
sector in both industry and capital markets and is currently Vice President
and Director of Sentient Asset Management Canada, a global mining investment
fund. Prior to joining Sentient, he was Vice President and Senior Gold Analyst
at UBS Securities. Mr. Carmel is based in Montreal, Canada and is fluent in
both French and English.
Mr. Norris has a B.Sc. in Mineral Process Engineering from the University
of British Columbia and over 19 years of mining industry experience in both
open pit and underground operations. He has over 10 years of international
experience and has been involved in the permitting, development and operation
of a number of large gold and copper projects. Mr. Norris speaks several
languages including French and Spanish.
Ron Little, President and CEO commented "We are extremely pleased to add
two such high quality individuals to our team. I am confident they will make a
significant contribution to achieving our goal of becoming a middle tier gold
producing company." He added "I would also like to take this opportunity to
thank Dr. Bob Mason for his dedication, guidance and positive support as a
director and mentor for the last eight years. Although Dr. Mason decided not
to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors, he will continue to advise
Orezone on geological matters through a position on our Technical Advisory
Committee."

Orezone Resources Inc. (OZN:TSX, AMEX) is an emerging gold producer that
owns Essakan, the largest gold deposit in Burkina Faso, as well as several
advanced stage projects in West Africa. Essakan is under joint venture with
Gold Fields Limited and has progressed to the feasibility stage. Burkina Faso
is a politically stable country that is located in one of the world's fastest
growing gold producing regions. Orezone's mission is to create wealth by
discovering and developing the earth's resources in an efficient and
responsible manner. Orezone is based in Ottawa, Canada.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains certain "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for statements of
historical fact relating to the company, certain information contained herein
constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
frequently characterized by words such as "plan," "expect," "project,"
"intend," "believe," "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or
statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-
looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at
the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
These factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and
development of mineral properties, the uncertainties involved in interpreting
drilling results and other geological data, fluctuating metal prices, the
possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses,
uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in
the future and other factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or
opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned that the Company reports
"resources," which are mineral deposits that have not been proven economic to
extract or produce. In their filings with the SEC, U.S. mining companies are
only permitted to disclose reserves which can be economically and legally
extracted or produced. U.S. Investors are referred to our Annual Report on
Form 40-F (File No. 001-31890), which may be secured from the Company, or from
the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml .
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